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Schering-Plough Corp.
(SGP) plans to file for
regulatory approval of five new drugs in 2009, the drug maker’s executives said
Monday.
The company will file for regulatory green lights for the fertility drug
Corifollitropin alfa; a contraceptive called Nomac/E2; anti-HIV drug Vicriviroc;
a combination of the drugs mometasone and formoterol that would treat asthma and
another respiratory Read the rest of this entry »
A Monroeville man who provided drugs to the driver in a fatal car accident last year pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this morning.
Dominic Rometo, 20, of Monroeville, was sentenced to 6 to 12 months in Allegheny County Jail as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, but he will be paroled immediately with credit for time served. He also was sentenced to six years of probation.
The agreement was supported by the family of the victim, Read the rest of this entry »
CARPINTERIA, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) announced today that it has been awarded national accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).
The Washington, DC-based Accrediting Commission of the DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Read the rest of this entry »
When it comes to health issues, diagnosis and treatment, the 1980s catch phrase does indeed ring true: Women are from Venus and men are from Mars.
It is a matter of both nature and nurture, of biology and environment, says Professor Gillian Einstein, a neurobiologist and senior scientist at the Women’s College Hospital’s Research Institute in Toronto.
And it is only recently that medicine has come to recognize those fundamental differences, she Read the rest of this entry »
rocketed on Thursday after the company said the Food and Drug Administration will give a speedy review to its latest submission for an iron-replacement therapy.
Shares of AMAG, which achieved a new 52-week low this week, added back $12.78, or 70%, to $31.15 after the update on the company’s lead prospect, ferumoxytol.
The FDA indicated earlier this year that it wanted more information before approving ferumoxytol for iron-deficiency anemia in Read the rest of this entry »
Botox was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce eye spasms. Then the world realized it also made people look younger by eliminating wrinkles.
Human growth hormone was intended for children with growth disorders, but older people seeking the fountain of youth and athletes wanting a boost started finding illegal suppliers of HGH for muscle growth and overall toning.
The latest development involves Lumigan, a drug Allergan Read the rest of this entry »
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND HEALTH COUNSELING From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the mural room at the Stamford Senior Center, second floor, Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Finger-stick glucose screenings available by appointment. Call Senior Health Program nurse Bonnie Margolis, 977-4389.
TOASTMASTERS CLUB The Greater Stamford Toastmasters Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at 1 Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd. The club Read the rest of this entry »
Oak Harbor Schools and Benton-Carroll-Salem Community Education program will sponsor many fitness classes this winter.
— Stress reduction through proper breathing, stretching, and relaxation. Yoga exercises every part of the body, leaving a person feeling calm and refreshed.
Classes will be 6 to 7 p.m., Sundays, Jan. 11, 18, 25, and Feb. 1 and 8 at Rocky Ridge Elementary School Gym. The class fee is $35 for five classes.
— Combines salsa, Read the rest of this entry »
Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc.
(NYSE: MDT) announced today the FDA has classified as a Class I action
the company
s recently initiated and completed
voluntary urgent medical device recall of 249 fully automatic LIFEPAK CR
Plus automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Certain fully automated
devices manufactured from May 2004 through April 2007 are mis-configured
with the software intended for semi-automatic AEDs. Read the rest of this entry »
December 15, 2008
DEC.-JAN.:
Dashing All the Weigh Fitness Challenge, nine-week program held at eight YMCA locations in Volusia and Flagler counties. Free for members. Call Jonathan at 386-255-8773; vfymca.org.
DEC. 15:
Kids Fitness classes (after school) for ages 6-18, one-on-one personal training for teens pre-post-season sports training, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Body Sculpting Personal Fitness, 400 Parque Drive, Ormond Beach. Read the rest of this entry »